443
Views
11
Downloads
3
Crossref
N/A
WoS
3
Scopus
N/A
CSCD
Simulation is a well-known technique for using computers to imitate or simulate the operations of various kinds of real-world facilities or processes. The facility or process of interest is usually called a system, and to study it scientifically, we often have to make a set of assumptions about how it works. These assumptions, which usually take the form of mathematical or logical relationships, constitute a model that is used to gain some understanding of how the corresponding system behaves, and the quality of these understandings essentially depends on the credibility of given assumptions or models, known as VV&A (verification, validation and accreditation). The main purpose of this paper is to present an in-depth theoretical review and analysis for the application of VV&A in large-scale simulations.
After summarizing the VV&A of related research studies, the standards, frameworks, techniques, methods and tools have been discussed according to the characteristics of large-scale simulations (such as crowd network simulations).
The contributions of this paper will be useful for both academics and practitioners for formulating VV&A in large-scale simulations (such as crowd network simulations).
This paper will help researchers to provide support of a recommendation for formulating VV&A in large-scale simulations (such as crowd network simulations).
Simulation is a well-known technique for using computers to imitate or simulate the operations of various kinds of real-world facilities or processes. The facility or process of interest is usually called a system, and to study it scientifically, we often have to make a set of assumptions about how it works. These assumptions, which usually take the form of mathematical or logical relationships, constitute a model that is used to gain some understanding of how the corresponding system behaves, and the quality of these understandings essentially depends on the credibility of given assumptions or models, known as VV&A (verification, validation and accreditation). The main purpose of this paper is to present an in-depth theoretical review and analysis for the application of VV&A in large-scale simulations.
After summarizing the VV&A of related research studies, the standards, frameworks, techniques, methods and tools have been discussed according to the characteristics of large-scale simulations (such as crowd network simulations).
The contributions of this paper will be useful for both academics and practitioners for formulating VV&A in large-scale simulations (such as crowd network simulations).
This paper will help researchers to provide support of a recommendation for formulating VV&A in large-scale simulations (such as crowd network simulations).
A, R.E. (1967), “Pattern recognition: theory, experiment, computer simulations, and dynamic models of form perception and discovery”, Brain Research, Vol. 2 No. 3, p. 299.
Abrahamson, G. (1980), “Terminology for model credibility”, Simulation, Vol. 35 No. 6, pp. 206-207.
Balci, O. (1994), “Validation, verification and testing through the life cycle of a simulation study”, Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 53 No. 1, pp. 121-173.
Balci, O. (1998), “Verification, validation, and testing”, Handbook of Simulation, Vol. 10, pp. 335-393.
Balci, O. and Nance, R.E. (1985), “Formulated problem verification as an explicit requirement of model credibility”, Simulation, Vol. 45 No. 2, pp. 76-86.
Balci, O. and Sargent, R.G. (1982b), “Validation of multivariate response models using hoteling two-sample t2 test”, Simulation, Vol. 39 No. 6, pp. 185-192.
Balci, O. and Sargent, R.G. (1984), “Validation of simulation models via simultaneous confidence intervals”, American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences, Vol. 4 Nos 3/4, pp. 375-406.
Barlas, Y. (1989), “Multiple tests for validation of system dynamics type of simulation models”, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 42 No. 1, pp. 59-87.
Bayarri, M.J., Berger, J.O., Paulo, R., Sacks, J., Cafeo, J.A., Cavendish, J., Lin, C.-H. and Tu, J. (2007), “A framework for validation of computer models”, Technometrics, Vol. 49 No. 2, pp. 138-154.
Birta, L.G. and Ozmizrak, F.N.J. (1996), “A knowledge-based approach for the validation of simulation models: the foundation”, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 76-98.
Chai, Y., Miao, C., Sun, B., Zheng, Y. and Li, Q. (2017), “Crowd science and engineering: concept and research framework”, International Journal of Crowd Science, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 2-8.
Deslandres, V. and Pierreval, H. (1991), “An expert system prototype assisting the statistical validation of simulation models”, Simulation-Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Vol. 56 No. 2, pp. 79-89.
Drchal, J., Certický, M. and Jakob, M. (2016), “VALFRAM: validation framework for activity-based models”, Jasss, Vol. 19 No. 3, available at: https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.3127
Eek, M., Kharrazi, S., Gavel, H. and Olvander, J. (2015), “Study of industrially applied methods for verification, validation and uncertainty quantification of simulator models”, International Journal of Modeling, Simulation, and Scientific Computing, Vol. 6 No. 2, p. 1550014.
Fishman, G.S. and Kiviat, P.J. (1967), “The analysis of simulation–generated time series”, Management Science, Vol. 13 No. 7, pp. 525-557.
Howard, C.E. (2011), “Simulation and training: expecting the unexpected”, Military and Aerospace Electronics, Vol. 22 No. 11, pp. 12-14.
Kheir, N.A. and Holmes, W.M. (1978), “On validating simulation models of missile systems”, SIMULATION, Vol. 30 No. 4, pp. 117-128.
Li-Ping, Z. and Xiao-Ping, L. (2007), “Research on operational validity evaluation of man-in-the-loop simulation system”, Journal of System Simulation, Vol. 19 No. 7, pp. 1417-1421.
Machlup, F. (1955), “The problem of verification in economics”, Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 1-21.
Miller, R.L. (1981), “Computer simulation in Geology”, Earth Science Reviews, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. A130-A131.
Montgomery, D.C. and Conard, R.G. (1980), “Comparison of simulation and flight test data for missile systems”, SIMULATION: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Vol. 34 No. 2, pp. 63-72.
Nan, Y., Liu, Y., Shen, J. and Chai, Y. (2017), “A study on the MCIN model in intelligent clothing industry”, International Journal of Crowd Science, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 133-145.
Oberkampf, W.L. and Barone, M.F. (2006), “Measures of agreement between computation and experiment: validation metrics”,Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 217 No. 1, pp. 5-36.
Peng, P., Jian-Bing, T. and Ya-Bing, Z. (2017), “Amelioration and application of similar degree method for simulation credibility evaluation”, Journal of System Simulation, Vol. 19 No. 12, pp. 2658-2660.
Sargent, R.G. (1997), “Verification, validation, and accreditation of simulation models”,Applied System Simulation, Vol. 1 No. 4, pp. 487-506.
Shichman, H. and Hodges, D. (2003), “Modeling and simulation of insulated-gate field-effect transistor switching circuits”, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 285-289.
Sklar, E. (2007), “NetLogo, a multi-agent simulation environment”, Artificial Life, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 303-311.
Snyder, M.F., Rideout, V.C. and Hillestad, R.J. (1968), “Computer modeling of the human systemic arterial tree”, Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 1 No. 4, pp. 341-353.
Sornette, D., Davis, A.B., Ide, K., Vixie, K.R., Pisarenko, V. and Kamm, J.R. (2007), “Algorithm for model validation: theory and applications”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 104 No. 16, pp. 6562-6567.
Tang, J.B., Zha, Y.B. and Li, G. (2006), “An overview of the research on VV&A in simulation”,Computer Simulation, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 82-86.
Yu, X.J. and Xiao, R. (2018), “Credibility verification method and calculation based on application behavior declaration”, Computer Systems and Applications, Vol. 27 No. 11, pp. 17-26.
Zha, Y. and Kedi, H. (1997), “A survey on the credibility of system simulation”, Journal of System Simulation, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 4-9.
Zhang, W. and Wang, X.R. (2001), “Simulation credibility”, Xitong Fangzhen Xuebao/Acta Simulata Systematica Sinica, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 312-314.
Zupan, B., Holmes, J.H. and Bellazzi, R. (2006), “Knowledge-based data analysis and interpretation”, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Vol. 37 No. 3, pp. 163-165.
This work is supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFB1400105).
Yanan Wang, Jianqiang Li, Sun Hongbo, Yuan Li, Faheem Akhtar and Azhar Imran. Published in International Journal of Crowd Science. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode